Verbshould

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 应该.
应 stroke order svg
该 stroke order svg

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Character Breakdown

应该 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 应该 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 应该 with other words naturally.
Modal Verb + Verb
yìng
gāi
xué
neutral
should study
yìng
gāi
neutral
should go
Adverb + Modal Verbwith
yìng
gāi
neutral
should not
Modal Verb + Particlewith
yìng
gāi
de
neutral
ought to be

Example Sentences with 应该

yīng
gāi
chī
fàn
You should eat.
gēn
gōng
guī
dìng
yīng
gāi
zài
zhōu
qián
jiāo
zhè
fèn
bào
gào
According to company policy, you should submit this report by Friday.
jué
de
yīng
gāi
jiē
shòu
zhè
fèn
xīn
gōng
zuò
ma
Do you think I should accept this new job?
men
yīng
gāi
zǎo
diǎn
chū
zhè
yàng
jiù
huì
chí
dào
le
We should leave early so we won't be late.
yīng
gāi
zhòng
yào
wén
jiàn
fàng
zài
zhè
me
míng
xiǎn
de
fāng
You shouldn't put important documents in such an obvious place.
men
yīng
gāi
zhī
kǎo
jià
zhì
liàng
yīng
gāi
zhòng
shì
We shouldn't only consider the price; quality should also be valued.
zuò
wéi
míng
xué
shēng
yīng
gāi
xué
zhè
yàng
cái
néng
hǎo
chéng
As a student, you should study hard in order to achieve good grades.
míng
tiān
yǒu
kǎo
shì
jīn
wǎn
yīng
gāi
zǎo
diǎn
xiū
xi
There's an exam tomorrow, so you should get some rest early tonight.